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WILLIAM H. MAYNARD, OF BURLINGTON, VERMONT.

GAME APPARATUS.

Specificationof Letters Patent.

Application filed February 27, 1908.

Patented Jan. 5, 1909.

Serial No. 418,080.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, WILLIAM H. MAY- NARI), a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Burlington, in the county of Ohittenden and State ofVermont, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in GameApparatus, of which the following is a specilication.

This invention relates to game-apparatus and has for its object toprovide an interest-- ing and instructive game. 1

The game comprises a chance-device, and a series of game-pieces havingdifferent values and which are adapted to be combined or united to forma complete design which in the present instance is a representation ofthe United States flag.

In the accompanying drawing Figure 1 is a plan view of one portion ofthe apparatus, and Fig. 2 is a plan view of the other portion. Fig. 3 isa cross-section of the two parts folded. Fig. 4 shows a modified form ofchance-device. Fig. 5 is a table of data to be used in connection withthe game. Fig. 6 is an enlarged lan view of one of the gamepieceshereina ter referred to.

Referring specifically to the drawing, 6 denotes a base-board in whichthe gamepieces to be hereinafter described are adapted to be arran ed toform the design. The base-board as u standing marginal flanges 7. Thechance-device is a dpointer 8 pivoted to a board 9, and which in icateson a dial having a circular series of pins 10 mounted on the board 9 onwhich ins are adapted to be mounted star-shape ieces 11. The board 9also has marginal anges 12. When not in use the boards 6 and 9 may beplaced face-to-face as shown in Fig. 3 to form a box to hold thegame-pieces, the board 9 forming the lid of the box. With the two boardsin this position, the flan es 7 and 12 coincide. Catches 13 are provi edfor securing the lid to the box.

The gameieces comprise a series of stars 11 already re erred to, andthin strips 14 and 15, respectively. The strips are made of pasteboardor other suitable material. The strips 14 are red and the stri s 15 arewhite. The stars 11 are white. ese pieces are adapted to be combined toform a re resentation of the United States flag. T is design is built uon the board 6 in a space having the outline of the flag. This space isformed by the flanges 7 on two op osite ends of the board 6, and byupstan ing crossstrips 16 secured to the board and extending betweensaid flanges. The strips 16 extend across the board in a wavy line andthe strips 14 and 15 are shaped accordingly so that the design will bethat of a waving flag. In one corner of the flag-space is a thin strip17 of pasteboard or other material. which is colored blue to form thestar-field of the flag. In the star-field are upstanding pins 18arranged in proper order and adapted to receive the stars 1 1, thelatter having holes for this purpose. In the other portion of the flagspace are u standing pins 19 on which the strips 14 an 15 are to bemounted, said strips having holes for this purpose. a Two rows of stripsare used in view of the irregular outline oi the space in which they areplaced, and the pins 19 are arranged accord- .mgly. Two pins areprovided for each strip. One row of stri s is placed below the bottom ofthe star-fiel and the other row is placed to the side of said field. Oneach star 11 is inscribed the name of a State. There are as many starsas there are States in the Union, and a corresponding number of pins 18are provided.

The game which can be played by two or more ersons is played as follows:First, place t e stars on the circular series of pins 10 with theinscription on the stars exposed. Remove the strips 14 and 15 from thepins 19. The first pla er spins the pointer around so that it wil turnone or more times. When the pointer stops, the player takes up the starindicated by the pointer and marks down on a piece of paper below his orher name the name of the State appearing on the star, and then placesthe star on one of the pins 18. The next player then spins the pointeraround and takes up the star which 1t indicates and also makes note ofthe State thereon and places it on one of the pins 18. This is re eateduntil all the stars have been removed om the circle of ins 10 and lacedon the pins 18 in the star-Field 17. hen a player wins a State which wasone of the thirteen original States, he or she is entitled to put one ofthe strips 14 or 15 on the pins 19,

eginning with the red strip, and also receives a small flag, a bundle ofthe latter being indicated at 20 in Fig. 1. The number of electoralvotes of a State represent the points of the game. When the game isended count the number of votes each player has won. The one having themost votes wins the game, and the one having the most flags 20 is thenext best. The tables shown in Fig. 7 5 accompany the game. It is a listof the States with the number of electoral votes of each, and alsoshowing which were the original thirteen States.

The game can also be played with four cubes shown in Fig. 4. The face ofthe cubes are numbered. Each player shakes four times and endeavors tomake up the year in which the States were admitted in the Union, andplaces the stars and stripes as heretofore described. The tables shownin Fig. 5 also give the date each State was admitted and the date theoriginal thirteen States accepted the Constitution. As an illustrationof the method of playing the game in this manner, if on the first shakethe player gets a 7, he leaves the 7 and shakes the other three cubes.If he gets another 7 he leaves the same also and shakes the remainingtwo cubes. In the next shake he may get a 1 which is left. Upon shakingthe last cube if it is an 8 the player would have thrown four differentnumerals which combined read 1787. This is the year in which the StateDelaware accepted the Constitution and the player is therefore entitledto three votes or three points. If the same year appears in connec- 3.The flags 20 can also be placed in the box as shown in Fig. 1. Thisarrangement affords convenient means for storing the various loosepieces used in connection with the game and guards against their loss.

I claim:

A board provided with suitable holding pins, a plurality of stripssimulating the red and white stripes of the flag of the United States ofAmerica and perforated to removably engage said pins, and a plurality ofstar shaped pieces also perforated to removably engage said pins andeach having indicated thereon the name of a State, the whole, whenassembled, forming a representation of said flag.

In testimony whereof I affiX my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM H. MAYNARD.

Witnesses:

F. E. ROBINSON, Jos. H. JAooBs.

